Articles Tagged ‘Privacy Issues’
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Hammer Falls In German Court Against Apple's Data Sharing Practices
BY Joe White on Wed May 08th, 2013
A German court has struck down on Apple's privacy policies, which have been shown to violate German law.
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Google Play Users Are Giving Out Personal Information One App At A Time
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun February 17th, 2013
No one should accuse Apple of misusing user data when compared to what Google is doing with personal information via Google Play.
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If The Cops Get Your Smartphone, They're Free To Impersonate You
BY Andy Faust III on Thu July 19th, 2012
If your smartphone is seized, the police can make you into someone you're not.
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Artist Uses Apple Store To Secretly Snap Blank-Faced Computer Users
BY Andy Faust III on Tue July 17th, 2012
Kyle McDonald walks the fine line between high art and high crime.
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Google Fined Record Amount For 'Spying' On Mobile Safari Users
BY Andy Faust III on Tue July 10th, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission is about to levy its biggest monetary penalty ever.
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Facebook Requiring Developers To Include Privacy Policies In Apps
BY Tommy Ly on Fri June 22nd, 2012
Facebook is taking steps to improve the privacy of its users. But coming from Facebook, what does that mean?
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Facebook's Acquisition Of Instagram Just Another Question Mark For Internet Privacy
BY Andy Faust III on Tue April 10th, 2012
Private Instagram users are facing the mother of all reality checks.
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Another iOS Privacy Issue Unfolding, This Time Concerning Your Photos
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue February 28th, 2012
Another privacy issue is looming that calls into question Apple’s commitment to protecting the company's iDevice users’ personal data. Today comes word app developers can copy and upload a users’ photo library automatically and without their consent, according to The New York Times.
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California Attorney General Strikes Privacy Deal With Apple, Others
BY Andy Faust III on Wed February 22nd, 2012
California's Kamala D. Harris works with tech companies to lay out a plan for privacy reform.
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Google's Safari Exploit Draws Privacy-Based Class Action Lawsuit
BY Andy Faust III on Tue February 21st, 2012
As expected, Google's been hit with a class action lawsuit in response to last week's Safari snafu.
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Google Exploits Safari Bug, Tracks Browsing Without Your Consent
BY Andy Faust III on Fri February 17th, 2012
Another week, another privacy scandal. Google's just maintaining the status quo.
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Surprising Research Looks At Privacy Protection Of Jailbroken Apps
BY Brent Dirks on Wed February 15th, 2012
Today, Apple apparently ended a brewing controversy on how a user's contact list data is accessed. Surprisingly, recent research indicates that unauthorized, jailbroken apps are better at respecting private information than Apple-approved apps.
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Apple Will Issue Software Update To Quell Address Book Controversy
BY Brent Dirks on Wed February 15th, 2012
Just like that, with one statement and an upcoming software update, Apple has apparently ended the controversy of apps accessing and capturing users' address books without permission.
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Path App Uploads User Address Books Without Permission
BY Andy Faust III on Tue February 07th, 2012
Is anyone still surprised when a social service uses personal information in an "unexpected" manner? Apparently so.
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Embedded Analytics Company Under Fire Amid Privacy Concerns
BY Andy Faust III on Thu December 01st, 2011
Read on to learn everything we know about the new Carrier IQ controversy.
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Your TomTom App Might Lead To A Speeding Ticket
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed April 27th, 2011
TomTom NV has apologized for selling traffic information about its customers to law enforcements officials. The company behind the line of navigation apps for motorists sold traffic data to local and regional governments as a way to make more money, in news reported by The Register.
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Dragon Dictation Gets An Update, Fixes Privacy Issues
BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed December 16th, 2009
Despite of its incredible success, Dragon Dictation the free voice recognition app launched last month by Dragon Naturally Speaking, got quite some criticism. Indeed, as some of you noticed when it got published, Dragon Dictation
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